hepatitis a is common in children and usually is a self-limiting disease.  although extrahepatic and hematological immune manifestations following acute hepatitis a virus (hav) infection have rarely been reported, they are frequently observed in other viral hepatitis. in this paper, we report the case of a 3-year-old girl who developed immune thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) and hemolytic anemia ...

today, chronic viral hepatitis is considered as a public health problem in the world. totally, 5% of the world population, especially in asia and africa suffer from this problem. the prevalence of acute hepatitis in america is 0.1-0.2 percent, 50% of those with hepatitis c (hcv) and 5-10% of them with hepatitis b (hcv) develop chronic hepatitis. determining hbv and hcv genotypes is important to...

conclusions according to the presented case and subsequent literature review on fatal ebv hepatitis, clinicians should consider ebv infection in the differential diagnosis when hepatitis occurs in critically ill patients during the anti-tb therapy. although hepatitis caused by ebv is mostly self-limited, some might be fetal. introduction although hepatitis is frequently observed during antitube...

Virus Infection Testing Monina Klevens, DDS, MPH; Carmen Pugh, MT; John Ward, MD; Daulati Thakare; Scott Holmberg, MD, MPH; Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; National Office of Quality, LabCorp, Burlington, NC; Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/NCHHSTP, Atlanta, GA; Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Ce...

Evidence documenting the global burden of disease from viral hepatitis was essential for the World Health Assembly to endorse the first Global Health Sector Strategy (GHSS) on viral hepatitis in May 2016. The GHSS on viral hepatitis proposes to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. The GHSS on viral hepatitis is in line with targets for HIV infection and tuberculosis as p...

The prevalence of viral hepatitis represents Cambodia as 1 of the highest endemic countries in the world. But the prevalence of viral hepatitis B among 5-year-olds is on a decreasing trend due to the effect of nationwide vaccination against hepatitis B. There are key interventions to address viral hepatitis by the Cambodian Ministry of Health. There are so far no comprehensive national guidelin...

Objective: To describe the epidemiology and estimate the health resource use of patients with viral hepatitis in Tayside, Scotland, using record linkage techniques. Design: A retrospective observational study. Setting: Liver disease database, Tayside, Scotland. Patients: All subjects resident in Tayside in the study period 1989–1999 and registered on the Epidemiology of Liver Disease in Tayside...

Alcohol consumption is often associated with viral hepatitis. Although alcohol is known to worsen viral liver disease, the interactions between alcohol and viral hepatitis are not fully understood. Molecular alterations in the liver due to alcohol and viral hepatitis include effects on viral replication, increased oxidative stress, cytotoxicity, and a weakened immune response. Clinically, alcoh...

Hepatitis C virus is very common amongst population infected with viral hepatitis. A important point before deciding on the correct treatment stage of illness. More people are detected too late, and therefore was not efficient. highly sensitive selective screening system for early detection needed in order to cure patient cured. Therefore, this review summarizing new methods specific biomarkers...